Meaning of the nameArimateia
- Male
- Greek origin
- Hebrew origin
- A-ri-ma-tei-a
- Biblical name
Arimateia is a male name taken from Arimateia, a place mentioned in the Gospels, whose name came through Ancient Greek and has a Hebrew origin.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 771 people named Arimateia, the 9,908th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 44, and the largest group was born in the 1970s. Proportionally, it is most common in Ceará.
Meaning
The meaning of Arimateia is not known for certain. The sources consulted give no settled meaning for it, so we give none; below are the origin of the spelling and the official figures.
- People (2022)
- 771
- Rank in Brazil
- #9,908
- Median age
- 44 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,371
- people
Arimateia in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Arimateia, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1970s (207 people).
46 women 725 men
Source: IBGE, 2022 Demographic Census, Nomes no Brasil. The census counts the first name of people alive in 2022; small counts are not published, and the first group covers everyone born before 1940. How to read these data.
Where the name Arimateia is most common
States with the highest share of people named Arimateia in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Ceará 0.002%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Ceará | 188 | 0.002% |
| Maranhão | 85 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 70 | 0.002% |
| Paraíba | 59 | 0.002% |
| São Paulo | 51 | 0.000% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 51 | 0.002% |
| Pará | 37 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 31 | 0.000% |
| Minas Gerais | 30 | 0.000% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 28 | 0.000% |
| Goiás | 25 | 0.000% |
| Amazonas | 21 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 16 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Arimateia
Arimateia is the name of a place in Judea mentioned in the Gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke and John. Wiktionary records the English form Arimathea as a city of Judea, coming from Ancient Greek, and Strong's lexicon at Blue Letter Bible gives the Greek as of Hebrew origin, from Ramah. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 771 people named Arimateia, with a median age of 44. Proportionally, it is most common in Ceará. Most of the people were born between the 1960s and the 1980s.
Sources
- Wiktionary: Arimathea · en.wiktionary.org · origin
- Blue Letter Bible: Strong's G707 · blueletterbible.org · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Arimateia · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
Questions about the name Arimateia
What does the name Arimateia mean?
The meaning of Arimateia is not known for certain: the sources consulted give no settled meaning for it. So we give none; the page shows the origin of the spelling and the official figures.
How many people are named Arimateia in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 771 people with the first name Arimateia, which ranks it number 9,908 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1970s.
Is Arimateia a boy's or a girl's name?
Arimateia is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 46 women and 725 men had this name.
What is the origin of the name Arimateia?
Arimateia is a name of Greek and Hebrew origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.
In which Brazilian state is Arimateia most common?
Proportionally, in Ceará: 0.002% of the state's population is named Arimateia (188 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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